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Go West (Of), Young Man!
Horace Greeley was pretty succinct and direct when, in 1865, he issued his now-famous admonition, “Go west, young man!” The famous editor and author thought young men about to commence their adult lives should leave the nation’s dusty and morally deplorable capital,...
Flashing Back on West Ashley Flashback
Three years ago this West Ashley Flashback column was born out of the research done for the book “West Ashley” published by Arcadia as part of their Images of America series. This series focuses on photographic history, but during the process of discovering...
Brother From Another Mother
Bradley Adams didn’t have any brothers growing up. He had a little sister, but never a brother … until this year. That’s when the 34-year-old West Ashley man met his “Little Brother” Daijon through the Carolina Youth Development Center (CYDC), which pairs caring adult...
A Sweet Dream Come True
“Baking is my passion, my hobby, and career. It is part of who I am,” says Jaclyn Story, the owner of Gala Desserts, West Ashley’s new coffee and dessert bar. Featuring a revolving seasonal, upscale dessert menu, specialized beer, wine, coffee, and a cocktail menu to...
Reaching A Milestone
On the cover of the Jan. 23 issue of West Of there was an article entitled “Countdown to 500,” anticipating the 500th career win for West Ashley High School head boys’ basketball coach Ronnie Dupre. There were a couple more games left in the 2013-2014 season and it...
Let’s Make It A Tripel
The last beer in the Chimay stable is Tripel, otherwise known as White, and when served in the large bottle called Cinq Cents. First brewed in 1968, White is the baby of the three ales. Where strength is concerned, White falls in between Red And Blue at 8 percent...
On The Waterfront
It’s not hard to see why the City of Charleston — or a host of developers — would pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for 1065 Bender St., an overgrown property along the Ashley River in the Ashleyville neighborhood. Or, in the city’s case, recently launch an effort...
Holiday Cheer, West Ashley-style
There may not be snow on the ground, but some West Ashley business owners want to get you in the holiday spirit this weekend with the third annual Avondale Holiday Winterfest. In addition to great shopping deals and food and drink specials at participating Avondale...
Bees Ferry Widening Completed
On Tuesday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held by local politicos to mark the completion of the Bees Ferry Road widening project between Highways 17 and 61. The project, begun in January 2012, was supposed to have been finished in the spring, but weather and...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left off to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
